hey guys am new to the forum. was thinking to take a leap and buy a Laredo petrol. Would this be the right thread to discuss pricing or should I go to another one or start my own?

First of all, Welcome.

Read through the forum for people with Laredo and the price they have been offered. I think for a Laredo 4X4 petrol you should be able to get it about 49k DA (VIC prices). If you graduate it to a Diesel you can add 5K.

I'd say depending on where you are, look for about 47-48k DA for the Petrol 4x4. Don't be limited to your local dealer.

2014 build dates are well and truely coming through now so I would expect you to get a lot better deal for a 2013 plate car.
I imagine the extended warranty is if you service with them?
That pre-paid Servicing is expensive, I paid under that for the Diesel 3 year servicing.

QL sounds like something thats going to give a few problems in the years to come (particularly if the BCM fails after factory warranty). I hope this would be covered as per the statutory warranty if it fails after factory warranty.

I don't know the history of QL but WK2's have had it since 2011. So far, I don't recall any systemic issues with it. Also, I haven't heard that air suspensions are particularly problematical on other makes. It won't last forever but neither will anything else. However, if you are interested in lifting, lowering or any other suspension mods then best avoid it. There are no mods available for it at the moment.

I don't know the history of QL but WK2's have had it since 2011. So far, I don't recall any systemic issues with it. Also, I haven't heard that air suspensions are particularly problematical on other makes. It won't last forever but neither will anything else. However, if you are interested in lifting, lowering or any other suspension mods then best avoid it. There are no mods available for it at the moment.

I agree. I dont have QL so dont know much about it for day to day use and didn't see the need for it as I wont be going off roading as much as others here. If I do decide to go off road then I would probably end up with something like OME suspension which I have heard is quite good.

I know a few LR Discovery 3&4 have had some issues with air suspension but I guess as with anything you can always have the good and the bad. I for one hope someone brings out an aftermarket option for modding QL. I test drove the new RR Sport and it has QL like setup where it can go up to 9" above standard drive height. I thought that was really impressive.

I agree. I dont have QL so dont know much about it for day to day use and didn't see the need for it as I wont be going off roading as much as others here. If I do decide to go off road then I would probably end up with something like OME suspension which I have heard is quite good.

I know a few LR Discovery 3&4 have had some issues with air suspension but I guess as with anything you can always have the good and the bad. I for one hope someone brings out an aftermarket option for modding QL. I test drove the new RR Sport and it has QL like setup where it can go up to 9" above standard drive height. I thought that was really impressive.